Cold War operative Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
2. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
(verb)
1. catch sight of
2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATIVE (noun)
1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
OPERATIVE (adjective)
1. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
WAR (noun)
1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
2. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
WAR (verb)
1. make or wage war

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